As usual, we met as a group before our afternoon tutorials, each armed with sketches and photos we’d been developing over the last week.
Pulling together so many ideas isn’t a straight forward task, but by the end of the day we were all leaning over one (very rough) masterplan, reaching for our Sharpies and bringing everything together!
Last week we were very clear in identifying our three main aims:
1. Bring water from the river into the site
2. Spread the energy surrounding the O2 out through the site
3. Connect the O2 and the Thames Barrier Park
And following on from today’s discussions, we’re now
proposing to make the site entirely car
free, a first for London! It’s a really exciting proposal that we’re all supporting. Children can play in the streets with their neighbours, just
like they used to!
“The most popular place to
play for children today is at home, whereas adults said their favourite place
to play as youngsters was in the streets” (The Guardian, 2 April 2009)
TUTORIAL FEEDBACK
Consider increasing building density
Remember riverside land is valuable development land
Research tidal range of the Thames (including height of
current flood defences)
Wetland canals/channels - with consideration for tidal
rise and fall - how will these operate?
Develop undulating topography of the green spine
Integrate further transport links (tram stops, Boris bike
stations, street car hubs, cable car western extension, etc)
Consider freecycling / biogas / carbon zero development
SLOGAN IDEAS
1. London’s first car free community
2. Float through/around London’s car free community
Anymore suggestions…?
WORK SCHEDULE FOR WEEK 7
Everyone - Tuesday 6 November 2012 @ 10am – Model making / presentation
preparation
Zoe – Finalising historical analysis / sourcing model
making materials
Leire – Finalising views analysis / sourcing model making
materials
Marine – Drawing up current plan
Francesco – Drawing sections of current plan
Rowan – Finalising analysis layout for presentation / printing
base map for model @ 1:2000
Dimitrios – Sourcing model making suppliers / coordinating
efficient model making
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